Introduction

Brunel are looking for a highly skilled Senior Production Technologist to join one of our major global clients within their project teams;
Start date: ASAP;
Location: Aberdeen
Duration:Contract

What are you going to do 

As a Senior Production Technologist you Will be:

  • Support Subsurface Leads and Asset Managers effectively challenge and influence technical recommendations within the ventures – Best Available Technology for well development options, lifecycle conceptual completion designs, flow assurance strategies, well start-up and unloading plans;
  • Support front-end delivery for capital projects - ensuring risks are identified and appropriately managed, leveraging operator delivery and supporting “Decision Quality”, where necessary - QC lifecycle completion design load cases, verify completion methodology against requirements for fit for purpose abandonment, highlight any lifecycle requirements for completion design, inflow and outflow enhancement based on the predicted lifecycle well operating conditions including contaminant range;
  • Support production performance - Daily well performance, integrity risk management to promote safe and optimum well production, facility surveillance support, and provide partner support as required for deep dives (e.g. water injection conformance, hydraulic stimulation);
  • Play key role in defining and delivering holistic partner influencing strategy to shape preferred outcomes with operator and/or drive operator performance in safety, reliability, and cost reduction –Influence well & reservoir surveillance strategy, regularly assess well integrity performance against the clients Well Integrity Management System and highlight any gaps for improvement.

Essential skills and knowledge

What we are Looking for:

  • A University Degree in Petroleum Engineering or related discipline;
  • 15+ years’ experience in Production Technology across projects and wells operations support;
  • Extensive experience and knowledge of well integrity practices/ requirements;
  • Demonstrated robust understanding of the multi-disciplinary aspects of the Upstream Exploration and Development business, with a track record of integrating Production Technology with other disciplines;
  • The ability to build suitable engagement plans, deploying a range of approaches/styles;
  • A results driven mindset, whilst maintaining an open-minded and flexible approach in delivering the performance outcome;
  • A commercial mind-set, coupled with the ability to take responsibility in an empowered organization;
  • Willing to proactively lead, integrate across functions and problem solve.

What we offer